The inside guide on what’s happening at Austin City Hall, from American-Statesman reporters Elizabeth Findell and Phil Jankowski. Want to dish? Email efindell@statesman.com or pjankowski@statesman.com.

In the wake of the devastating 2013 Halloween flood, city officials agreed to provide more generous buyout packages for homes in Onion Creek and Williamson Creek, deciding that extra payments were needed to help residents find comparable homes in Austin’s increasingly expensive real estate market.

Former Austin City Council Member Don Zimmerman already has a jingle – to the tune of Mary Poppins’ “Supercalifragilistic,” mocking Democrats’ descriptions of President Donald Trump supporters – ready to sing on the air Saturday.

In her last meeting as an Austin City Council member Thursday, Sheri Gallo sought — unsuccessfully — to remove her own appointee to a parkland advisory body, accusing her of stuffing mailboxes during the election.

A supporter of District 10 City Council Member Sheri Gallo says he filed a complaint with the United States Postal Service on Friday, alleging that a young woman illegally stuffed a flier supporting Gallo’s opponent in his mailbox.

In an interview, the supporter and Gallo donor, John Greening, told the American-Statesman he saw a “young woman” with “long” and “blond hair” stuffing the flier in his mailbox. He said he was …